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Certificate (under 1 year)+56% vs national median170 grads tracked

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians at Brazosport College

Ranked 1st of 15 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$87,170
middle 50%: $53,814 – $118,020
Median · 5 years out
$117,737
middle 50%: $81,357 – $140,840
Median · 10 years out
$124,613
middle 50%: $87,772 – $159,685

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Brazosport College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians earn a median $87,170 one year after graduating, rising to $124,613 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 56% above the national median of $75,525 for this field, ranking 1st of 15 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
3.5 yrs
≈ $3,761 total interest

Same major at other universities

Odessa College
$102,499 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$77,430 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Brazosport College

Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$148,217 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$148,217 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$146,626 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$146,626 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$137,953 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$137,953 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$132,649 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$128,840 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out

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